The Best Stephen Tobolowsky Movies, Ranked
88 credits from 1977 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Loners (2019) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Lorax (2012) with $349M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Tobolowsky Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Stephen Tobolowsky is credited on. Loners (2019) leads with 86, followed by Haul Out the Holly (2022) at 73. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Loners 2019 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Haul Out the Holly 2022 · Romance -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” 2019 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Fractured 2019 · Mystery -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Freakier Friday 2025 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up 2023 · Romance -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Strange Nature 2018 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Poolman 2024 · Comedy
Biggest Stephen Tobolowsky Box Office Hits
Stephen Tobolowsky's films have made $1.36B worldwide in total. The Lorax (2012) is the biggest hit at $349M, ahead of Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) ($276M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Lorax 2012 · Animation $349M $214M dom. - 2
Mr. Peabody & Sherman 2014 · Adventure $276M $112M dom. - 3
Garfield 2004 · Comedy $203M $75.4M dom. - 4 Freakier Friday 2025 · Comedy $153M $94.2M dom.
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Bird on a Wire 1990 · Action $139M $71M dom. - 6
Single White Female 1992 · Drama $48M $48M dom. - 7
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 1996 · Family $32.8M $32.8M dom. - 8
My Father the Hero 1994 · Comedy $25.5M $25.5M dom. - 9
Mr. Magoo 1997 · Adventure $21.4M $21.4M dom. - 10
The Glimmer Man 1996 · Action $20.4M $20.4M dom.
The Best Stephen Tobolowsky Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Tobolowsky has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 23 films, and Loners (2019) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 23 films Loners 2019 · as Mr. Tessman Movie Echo Score: 86
- Drama 16 films Single White Female 1992
- Romance 7 films Haul Out the Holly 2022 · as Ned Movie Echo Score: 73
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Horror 6 films Ritual 2002 · as Dr. Javitz (uncredited) - Action 6 films Bird on a Wire 1990
- Adventure 5 films Mr. Peabody & Sherman 2014
- Thriller 4 films Strange Nature 2018 · as Mayor Paulson Movie Echo Score: 52
- Family 4 films Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 1996 · as Bando (voice)
- Mystery 2 films Fractured 2019 · as Dr. Berthram Movie Echo Score: 59
The Best Stephen Tobolowsky Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Tobolowsky's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Stephen Tobolowsky Movies
The most recent films Stephen Tobolowsky is credited on, newest first — starting with Mimics (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Mimics 2026 · Melvin Reinhold - Freakier Friday 2025 · Mr. Elton Bates
- Poolman 2024 · Stephen Toronkowski, Blanche
- Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up 2023 · Ned
- Haul Out the Holly 2022 · Ned
- Fractured 2019 · Dr. Berthram
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The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween 2019 · Creepy Rattlechains (voice) - Loners 2019 · Mr. Tessman
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” 2019 · Mr. Bentley
- Strange Nature 2018 · Mayor Paulson
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Monsters at Large 2018 · Mr. Phillips -
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown 2017 · Andy Gunderson (voice)
The Best Stephen Tobolowsky Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Tobolowsky films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Tobolowsky movie?
Loners (2019) is the best-rated Stephen Tobolowsky film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Haul Out the Holly (2022) (73) and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” (2019) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Loners: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Tobolowsky movie?
The Lorax (2012) made the most at the box office, with $349M worldwide, followed by Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) with $276M. Together, Stephen Tobolowsky's films with box office figures have made $1.36B.
What is the best Stephen Tobolowsky comedy movie?
Loners (2019) is the best-rated of Stephen Tobolowsky's comedy films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Single White Female (drama), Haul Out the Holly (romance) and Ritual (horror).
What is the newest Stephen Tobolowsky movie?
The newest film on Stephen Tobolowsky's filmography is Mimics (2026), with Stephen Tobolowsky as Melvin Reinhold.
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